STATE STATUTES & CODES

MISSISSIPPI STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 27 - Soil Conservation.

• 69-27-1 - Short title.
• 69-27-2 - State Soil and Water Conservation Committee renamed; transfer of powers and duties to State Soil and Water Conservation Commission.
• 69-27-3 - Legislative determinations and declarations of policy.
• 69-27-5 - Levee districts excepted.
• 69-27-7 - Definitions.
• 69-27-9 - State Soil and Water Conservation Commission; members; compensation; seal, records, rules and regulations.
• 69-27-11 - Soil and Water Conservation Commission employees; office of accommodations.
• 69-27-13 - General duties and powers of Commission.
• 69-27-14 - Wildflower Seed Revolving Fund.
• 69-27-15 - Soil and Water Conservation districts; petition for creation.
• 69-27-17 - Soil and water conservation districts; hearing and determination of necessity therefor.
• 69-27-19 - Soil and water conservation districts; referendum; commission to pay expenses.
• 69-27-21 - Results of referendum; determination of district's administrative feasibility.
• 69-27-23 - Organization of soil and water conservation district; procedure; certificate of due organization.
• 69-27-24 - Authority of municipalities to contribute to soil conservation districts.
• 69-27-25 - Subsequent petitions may be filed twelve months after the negative determination.
• 69-27-27 - Inclusion of additional territory within existing district.
• 69-27-29 - Cities and towns, etc., to be included within district.
• 69-27-31 - Election of three commissioners for each district.
• 69-27-33 - Appointment, qualifications, and tenure of commissioners.
• 69-27-35 - Powers of districts and commissioners.
• 69-27-37 - Adoption of land-use regulations.
• 69-27-39 - Enforcement of land-use regulations.
• 69-27-41 - Performance of work under the regulations by the commissioners.
• 69-27-43 - Board of adjustment; members; expenses.
• 69-27-45 - Board of adjustment; procedure; meetings; records.
• 69-27-47 - Board of adjustment; hearing on land use regulations.
• 69-27-49 - Appeal from order of board of adjustment.
• 69-27-51 - Cooperation between districts.
• 69-27-53 - State agencies to cooperate.
• 69-27-55 - Adjustment of boundaries or withdrawal of lands from district; consolidation with another district; petition.
• 69-27-57 - Adjustment or consolidation; hearing and determination of administrative feasibility.
• 69-27-59 - Adjustment or consolidation; applicability and interpretation of certain provisions.
• 69-27-61 - Adjustment or consolidation; division of assets.
• 69-27-63 - Discontinuance of districts.
• 69-27-65 - Certain counties authorized to lease road machinery for soil conservation work.
• 69-27-67 - Counties may contribute to soil conservation districts.
• 69-27-69 - Controlling effect of article.
• 69-27-101 - Mississippi State University of Agriculture and Applied Science to administer article.
• 69-27-103 - Plan.
• 69-27-105 - Federal grants.
• 69-27-107 - Powers of university.
• 69-27-109 - Agents.
• 69-27-111 - Reports.
• 69-27-113 - No liability on university.
• 69-27-201 - Designated counties authorized to aid soil erosion work.
• 69-27-203 - Soil erosion committee.
• 69-27-205 - Soil erosion committees; duties, etc.
• 69-27-207 - Contracts between county and owner; benefit payments.
• 69-27-209 - Machinery and equipment; how purchased; operation; election on question of purchase.
• 69-27-211 - Machinery and equipment; contracts with owners must be first obtained; additional machinery.
• 69-27-213 - Machinery and equipment; certificates of indebtedness for; tax levy; payment of expenses.
• 69-27-215 - Notice of completion of contracts; special improvement tax; lien; lump sum payment, etc.
• 69-27-217 - Tax collector's role; collection of assessment; sale of land for non-payment; redemption.
• 69-27-219 - No contracts on incumbered land.
• 69-27-221 - Price of equipment.
• 69-27-223 - Additional equipment not purchased until.
• 69-27-301 - Definitions.
• 69-27-303 - Administration of program.
• 69-27-305 - Authority to employ personnel and procure supplies.
• 69-27-307 - Rulemaking powers.
• 69-27-308 - Participation in water quality cost-share project.
• 69-27-309 - Use of funds appropriated for commission.
• 69-27-311 - Implementation of program; recovery of improperly used grants.
• 69-27-313 - Application for assistance; consideration by commission.
• 69-27-315 - Application to state-owned lands.
• 69-27-331 - Conservation commission authorized to acquire and make available machinery and equipment; amortization of costs; rental fees.
• 69-27-333 - Commission to retain title to machinery and equipment.
• 69-27-335 - Record keeping requirements; inventory of equipment.
• 69-27-337 - Payment of amortized rental fees; collection of delinquent payments; deposit of funds.
• 69-27-339 - Conservation districts authorized to obtain machinery or equipment in combination.
• 69-27-341 - Commission authorized to promulgate rules and regulations.
• 69-27-343 - Revolving fund.
• 69-27-345 - Authority to issue bonds to fund revolving fund.
• 69-27-347 - State's full faith and credit pledged; repayment of bonds.
• 69-27-349 - Terms of bonds; sale of bonds; expenses of issuance.
• 69-27-351 - Interest on bonds; maturity of bonds.
• 69-27-353 - Notice of sale of bonds.
• 69-27-355 - Execution of bonds; signatures on bonds.
• 69-27-357 - Deposit of proceeds of bonds; disbursements.
• 69-27-359 - Attorney General to represent Bond Commission in issuing bonds; payment of costs.
• 69-27-361 - Bonds as legal investments.
• 69-27-363 - Bonds and income exempt from certain taxes.
• 69-27-365 - Sections 69-27-345 through 69-27-363 as complete authority for issuance of bonds.
• 69-27-367 - Severability provision.
• 69-27-369 - Sale of equipment by Commission; retention and use of funds solely for purchase of equipment.
• 69-27-401 - Creation of fund; purpose and use of monies in fund.

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